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KEP WEE COURIER. rrBLlSHED EVEXT. THUKSB-AY MOKXING. K. A. THOatPSOX. D. A. SMITH. H. T. JAYSES. BT THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYSES. TERMS: For subscription, $1.00 per annum, strictly in advance; for six months, cents: for four months. 50 cents. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for tho first insert:.':) and fifty cents for each sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, and Announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertisements. Job Printing neatly and cheaply execu ted. Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirements of Cash Payments. WALHALLA, S. C. : THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1893. The Railroad Taxes. And tin- Supreme Court of the United States has decided against the state of South Carolina in thc celebrated railroad tax cases; The tines imposed on the Sheriffs by Judges Simonton and Goff .willhave to be paid. Chief Justice Fuller read the opinion of the court, containing much stronger language than is usually found in such documents, denying the right of the Sheriffs who petitioned to release on writs of h<(bffftn corp its. He said the seizure of property by force was unjustifiable ami could not bc defended. Ti..- claims oi' the .--tate for taxes ar?' not sxtpcrior to the general rule which makes property placed in thc hands of a receiver subject To thc orders et' the court: they I are :" bc determined in a regular way and in a proper manner. The action ot thc Circuit < our; was in no sense au action against the State of South Caro lina, which, it was concluded, could not '??>-.. maintained nndertbe eleventh amend ment to the constitution. While this branch of thecases has been disposed of. the end of the litigation lias . ubtlcss not yet been reached. Thc question as to the legality or illegality of the excess claimed by the State and denied by the railroads is still pending, and no one knows how tlx- question will The railroads have paid what they Think is their share of the taxes, based on a return ot" their property on a parity with thc other property in the Mate. . Should they succeed in showing this, tj^ien the collection Of the excess wi'1 be denied: should they tail, the taxes will bc tirdered to bc paid; This is the pres ent s::%.*!'> Of thc cases: The further pro ? eedingX if any are taken by the State, will contra***^ to be watched with inter est. T!ie eo*'u t will decide accordingly as ?1 sees th?*-equity of thc matter and th? re will be ?md of it. The Lyucfeing at Denmark. The brutal Jvnch?Dg of John Peterson, a poor, defenceless. -:nd probably inno cent negro, at Denmark, is a foul blot or ouj civilization ami the good name <>t Soxith Carolina. He "Vas cleared by th? girl who liad been outraged, when thej were brought face to face. He faced th? girl and her little brother in a mock tria' before Jndge.Lynch's Court. Ile did s< without flinching, spoke so that she conk' bea: his voice, arranged and rearrange?: bi-? bat :?n.; clothing so that they couh see him. Ex-Senator Sojourner thej . test?oned her, Herc is her statement .1 <io;j*: know him. sir: that don'ti<?ol like bini at all. He is the same color that-salL He don't talk like the man be i- thinner in the "lace, and was as dar' as this man. Kut his eyes don t lookJik Mr. May;.eld: ^Poes th is .man look lik : he i i'^b: man'.'" "N... rbi ma '! he little bov. who was with his sist at thc time of thc crime: and ?as near choked to death, was asked what 1 thought, lb-said "theother man look more like him than this one. I won know bim if I saw him." "Thc ot he: man" is the other neg ivho was arrested^ .and whom the giri ai boy had declare?! was not the guilty rn: On hearing thaT he was suspected Ti;e crime Peterson went to < oluml and surrendered himself to0<>v. Tflim: maintaining his mnoceuCv and imo1"1" his protection against the * ' ,ia< 11 . ' II . ; T lhc protec mob. He surrendered,' . 1 . .. had thus been servato* o? ?.cace " . Kee?.?ng. NotWltli nght to rece icports were poste*] on bul lion o ? ,. , , . .?reis m Columbia aurmg the ?-.moon that a lynching was expected ai night yet (,..v. Tillman took ho steps rb prevent IT. Had he wished to sav* th . life of the man who- he had deliberately si nt back To Denmark in thc care of only ne '?statde. Gov. Ti liman could easily baye gone down t.. Denmark on a special train, or haye ordered a military guard i-.-at onoe~to The spot. The whole i ,,f the State was at his command wd could have been marshalled in behalf the securityof human life. But both ng was 'io:,., and die State is humiliated .\ on? ..! the most shocking and shame To tragedies in the annals bf crime. *? stonesliould be lei; unturned to ui and punish the murderers, od . .: Peterson eries aloud an<3 .c avenged. Will it be done?! Th. attempt was made to lynch a white j named Price, who killed I). A. ! law, at McCormick's, on Fridav Gov. rilhnan ordered out the mill protect Price. I'be test fight against the dispensary SM earrie before tie- Snprem? <"..nrt Tues" day. Two liquor firms of Chester brought . against thc town for license to do business throughout the year. Thc case of the dealers was set before the court some time ago and Tuesday the town of < bester read its answer. The council for1 the dealers created a sensation in his I rejoinder, when he charged Speaker Jones, of the Lower House, with altering ! Tiie bSl after it was passed by the Douse" j that it had never acquired the force off la.c because the original, which was! passed by both Houses, was.altered andi changed by .Jones; and amended as he saw fit, while it appeared in the Journal that oosm h changes had been sanctioned, i The annual meeting ol the stockhold-j ' eis o? the Granitev?lle Manufacturing'' Company was heb) last week, when it 1 was shown that the net earnings of the . company for the year ending March lj1 were ?107,020.21. A ten per cent di vi-j] dend. which is $60,000 on the capita! j 1 stock, was foid, and $42,000 were ex- ! pended for new machinery and $6,000 1 for other improvements. The company j 1 own also the Vaucluse Mill, which was 11 built at an expense of $361,513.24 outof{( rlie profits of the Graniteville mill. The 1 original capital was $600,000. The total'I STU;.las March l. isi'M. is represented bv < -.'-;.'Ci.iT. Mr. H. H. Hickman, of ' Augusta, is president and manager of the company. Fire in Seattle. Wash., caused a loss of ?700,000. "7 / , Viinual Meeting of the Grand Lodge Knights of Honor of South Carolina. ad ?The seventeenth annual session of this body met in the city of Orangeburg, the local lodge hall, on Wednesday, April 19th, at ll A. M., and was in session a part of two days, adjourning sine die on Thursday about 12 M. Roll call showed all of the grand offi cers present and full representations from the subordinate lodges throughout the State. The meeting was a pleasant one in every respect, and thc delegates were all delighted with the cordial reception given them by their brethren of Orange burg and the citizens generally. The meetings were held in the new lodge ball, owned by thc members of the local lodge. The hall was appropriately dedi cated on Wednesday night by au impres sive ceremony, in the presence of the (.rand Lodge, local lodge and the citi zens. The Orangeburg Knights are the only ones in the State who have a lodge room of their own. whicli speaks well for their energy and progressiveness. This lodge is the second largest lodge in the State, having over 18."? members. The condition of the order in this Grand Jurisdiction was reported tobe good and making a steady increase both of lodges and members. There are now about three thousand members in the sixty four subordinate lodges in the State, an increase of three lodges over last year's re]?ort. There were thirty-four deaths during the year, which gives a mortality of I"; per thousand members. There were several memorials and resolutions adopted, which will be car tied up to the Supreme Lodge for its consideration at the approaching session at Milwaukee. The office Of (.rand Lecturer was con tinued for another year, with a salary of $1,200. As to the wisdom and utility of I this office in South Carolina we have seri ous doubts. We are satisfied, mot cover, that it has not proved a success during the past year. If a better showing is not made at the next meeting of the (.rand Lodge the office, we think, should by all means be abolished, as the order in thu State cannot afford such a luxury. Thc Grand Lodge was delighted with thc presence of Supreme Dictator Klotz, ! who entertained the Lodge more than at hour with valuable information ant advice, couched in language terse, impres sive and convincing Ile took a hopefn view of thc condition of the order through out the United States. We regret exceed ingly that his remarks were not steno graphically reported and given the wides possible circulation. What he said si forcibly and truthfully would bc goo? reading to the public generally. There is one matter we want t<> toucl on for the good of the order, among th ' Knights of Honor, before we close thes I remarks, and that is the rotation in offic in the Grand Lodge. It has been th custom heretofore that a member of th Grand Lodge who was elected to thc- low . est, station was promoted year by year t i the next station, until he was chose Supreme Lodge. Now we all know ths a man who would make a first-class Se: tinel, Guardian, Guide, Assistant Diet: tor. and even Vice Dictator, may make very poor Dictatcr and Representative t the Supreme Lodge. We should keep i . the Grand Dictator s chair, and Repn . sedatives to the Supreme Lodge, Ol ; '-wisest and most experienced men. W , hope in the future that this rotation i I ..thee will no longer prevail, and th: j there may bc taken from the door, if ne -A essary, "ur best men to fill all the st prions in the Grand Lodge. Of con?-" f these remarks do not apply to V[Q ' i. i o . r>-*i0 Dictato . ent able and efficient '-~ . , ! ib... -lohn C. Sb ! qualified to ?ii the responsible offices ! ' n0? ?olds, by reason of bis profour '...ruin" and eminent ability "' \ magnificent banquet was given 1 ( the members of the local lodge, comp C mentary to the Grand Lodge, on Wedn< iav night in Market Hall. Everythi .. that would satisfy the inner man ? -spread on three tables. At the close this delightful feast speeches were ma i,v ex-Gbv. John C. Sheppard, ex-Ad, ' rani General M. L. Bonham, Grand D ' tator Moore and Grand Lecturer Bac \ in which they thanked the members {i the local lodge for the handsome man: ?nv hieb the visit ine Knights weg^ ,, tamed while in the city. t,)is Grzv A resolution was lately observe th all the subordin?ext as the riOth ann Jurisdiction inauguration of this nobl ca IP Grand Lodge resolved to hold it next annual session at Columbia, on th i third Wednesday in April, 1894. The following officers were elected am installed for the present year: Gran* Past Dictator. .l imes W. Moore: (iran. Dictator, .lohn c. Sheppard; Grand Vic Dictator. N. W. Trump: (?rand Assist ant Dictator, I>. M. Lebby; (.rand Chap lain. Rev. W. F. Pearson: (.rand Re p -rter. ?.. W. Holland: Grand Treasurer 1.1. T. Robertson; Grand Guide. L. H Wannamaker; (?rand Guardian, J. W, Todd; (.rand Sentinel, J. .1. Vernon Grand Trustees. \v. n. Day. H. Kytten berg and J. .1. Boozer; Representatives '.. Supreme Lodge. John C. Sheppard and Jam. s W. .Moore: Grand Lecturer. , Edmund Bacon. The (.rand Reporters tabulated report shows IO" Knights in Oconee county, as [follows: Walhalla Lodge. .jo: Seneca Lodge, Westminster Lodge. :'?;. i Only one death occurred in the county among the Knights during the year that of X. C. McDonald,of Seneca Lodge. The salary of the (?rand Reporter was fixed at 8400 per annum and that of Grand Treasurer at s>7."?. The per capita tax remains at $1.00, to be paid semi-annually. I). A. SMITH. An Opportunity Lost. The New York World administers this just rebuke to those States of thc South which have neglected or refused to pro vide for representation at the Columbian Exposition: It is idle foranyof the Southern States to complain of the lack of capita! and immigration or to organize meeting.-- of Governors to make known their wants when rliey neglect so practical a plan for advertising their resources as a proper representation at the World's Fair would afford. Not a single State in the South bas made anything like an adequate ap propriation for a display, while Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. South Carolina and Tennessee are not represented at all. They may attribute lack of immigration and want of capital to any cause they think proper, but the chief cause is lack of proper enterprise and public spirit, j The outside world has little conception ! of the vast resources of the South, espe cially in coal and iron deposits, ?nd it is Mind folly for those States to refuse a proper appropriation to make them known. The World might have included Geor gia among the States which have failed :o take advantage of this great opportu nity. The Legislature decided that the ?onstitut.on would not permit an apprc ?riation for a State display at the great air, though there was a decided differ mce of opinion on that question among he leading lawyers of Georgia. -A tlanta ton rn ft I. The Young Men's Christian Assecia ian. of Augusta, Ga., is about to col apse. GOT. Tillman's Reasons. [Cotton riant.] The report having been circulated that Gov. Tillman had asked President Cleve land to not appoint Mr. M. L. Donaldson to an office, several Count}- Alliances passed resolutions asking Gov. Tillman to give, his reasons for the action if thc report were true. Below we give the resolutions passed by the Greenville County Alliance and Gov. Tillman's re ply as furnished The Cotton Plant: 1 "Whereas, it has been stated in the public press that Gov. B. R. Tillman had written a letter to President Cleveland, in which he requested of the President that certain citizens of this State bc not appointed to any Federal office 'at home and abroad:' and. whereas, the name of the Hon. M. L. Donaldson, the President of the Farmers' State Alliance, is reported to have been one of those blacklisted by Gov. Tillman; be it "Resolved by the Greenville County Alliance, in regular qrarrerly meeting assembled, that not having seen any denial of said alleged blacklist, we deem it but just to the honored President of the State Farmers' Alliance, as well as to the order itself, to take cognizance of the matter and take such steps as are neces sary to learn from Gov. Tillman himself whether thc public statements as to the public blacklist referred to be founded on fact or not. "Resolved. That a committee of three members of this County Alliance bc appointed to communicate with Gov. Tillman and request that he return answei whether the newspaper reports of said ?blacklist be true, and if true, to furnish his reasons, as given to President Cleve land, for bis action towards M. L. Don aldson, our State President." Messrs. N. P. Whitmirc, .1. P. Plyle: and .1. II. Larimer, Committee-Gentle men: I have your letter with the enclose? .''resolutions passed by the Grecnvilh ; County Alliance at i;s last meeting: "T. I communicate with Gov. Tillman an? I re?juest that bc return answer, whethe ; the newspaper reports of said blacklis j be true, and if true, to furnish his iva i j sons, as given taP^esident < loveland, fo . his action towaV^] ',. Donaldson, ou i j State President'' 1 Similar communications have beensen - to me from the County Alliances of Pic? ) ens ami of Newberry, and I shall funds -j this letter to 77,. Colton Phtnt as a - j answer to all : - Tho effort appears tobe made to lin t Mr. Donaldson as a citizen with Mr. Dot ;> ! aldson as President <>f thc Alliance, an 1 I premise my answer by saying that th : Alliance bas nothing to do with it. citln li ; directly or indirectly, except in so far : e I felt justified in preventing its furth? e betrayal. To answer your questions ca e ' egorically. I did ask Mr. Cleveland n< e to appoint Mr. Donaldson t<< office, e ; My reasons were thes<-and again th?. - ' have no reference to Mr. Donaldson o ; private character, but to his public- act n and I disclaim any feeling of p?json e resentment or desire to in jure him: il Last spring when delegates were elect' i- to the May State Convention Mr. Donal i-1 son was repudiated bv thc Democracy a I Greenville and he to be elected ,o , delegate either to hts county conventi< u .'Or to the Stat?; Convention. Tlc appeal? 2s ! to bis friends in other parts >>f the Ma li to help him retrieve his failing politic 'e fortune, and a small caucus of leadii iu ' Alliancemen from other counties we it to wo?k ami hail him elected member C- the national committee. It was presume a- by thc convention at least that he was .,; full sympathy with its opposition ro M Cleveland, ami certainly he neither sa r- nor <ii<l anything to undeceive them 'yXwho voted for bim. You are fatnili ie i with the instructions given our del?-; l(l j'tioii to Chicago and our action und ,v ' against Mr. Clevcbind.T.ut *&tKfo*&* li- bim. with two exceptions. Judge, tia ?s. I our surprise on reaching < Mcaga ng ! Mr. Donaldson in open affilia.^ as the Cleveland leaders, ?tnjg^ o? , of Ural main to defeat the^j b?m (>jj ? de convention which ba?' ju- national commit^ >UlU. Alliance m >ic- I Again, whefds, to my surprise I sa ynt I shortly aft Presidentof the State Al of . hin* When J aske?l an explanation ^.vas told that it was the only possih : way to defeat tlie candidacy of an avow? g ; "Third Party man." and that Mr. Do dj aldson had pledged himself nottose< e i any office, but t<> devote his energies ' i- ! bud.ling up th?- All ?ance. I wa-* not sn e j prised, however, when. t?u weeks late he entered the field asa candidate U s j State Senator from Greenville, feeling. ?. suppose, that the double endorsement ) [the stat,; Convention in Maj and tl 3 State Alliance in July would reinsta! 1 him at home. But the people of Greei ! ville w. re true to themselves and lie ws e not elected. It will thus he seen that Mi. Donahls?. - played false with the May convention b - his action at Chicago, and broke his pl ed?; . j to the leading Alliancemen. not to.see . j office. . j Now, in addition to that, when I remin : you that Mr. Donaldson, as Senator, wa . the means of incorporating in thc rail ; i road bill in 'Ol the two objectionable fea I , tures which caused m<- to veto it you cai: , ; not bo surprised at my action. It wa upon his motion, at the suggestion, as : ; was told, of Bunch McBcc. that thc righ ? I of appeal to the courts was putin th j bill. He als., championed that fea tun of thc bill which kept the election o ? Railroad Commissioner in the hands <> the General Assembly, contrary to th? I "March platform." thus showing hi: I willingness o stifle the will of the peo . pie. AU of these things taken togethe: jare sufficient, as I take it. to warrant rn ' opposing his appointment as a represen J tat i ve of the "Reform Party" or of th? j Alliance. Self-interest rather than ..?tri otisni appears to have governed bb 'actions, and as the Alliance has bec: side-tracked in nearly every other Statt by self-seekers, and has been seriously injured in this State from the same cause. I could not conscientiously stand silent without protesting against hrs heine rewarded for treachery to the people and i to thc Alliance. J Regretting the necessity which has forced a rehearsal of these undisputed facts, which of themselves ought to have prevented Mr. Donaldson's elevation to the position beholds, I will submit t.. the verdict of the Reformers and Alli ancemen of the State as to thc wisdom ! and propriety of my action. Respectfully, B. Pw TILLMAN. During the first Cleveland Administra tion there were but two changes in the Cabinet, one caused by the appointment of Secretary Lamar as a Justice of the Supremo Court, and thc other by the resignation of Secretary Manning from the Treasury Department. Mr. Manning's place was filled by the promotion of Ch?ties S. Fairchild, while the vacancy caused by Secretary Lamar's retirement brought Secretary Tilas from the Post master General's office to the Interior, Don Dickinson becoming Postmaster Gene ral. These changes occurred in the last year of Mr. Cleveland's term. Mr. Man ning resigned in the third year. In tho State. War, Navy, Attorney General and Agricultural Departments there were no changes throughout Mr. Cleveland's term from 1885 to 1889. Nine men convicted at Car roi ton. Ga., of white-capping were sentenced to a year's imprisonment each. FROM WASHINGTON. [Cor. Commoia Evening Journal.] WASHINGTON-, D. C., April 22.-Sena tor Butler and Congressman Brawley have left Washington to attend the naval review at Hampton Roads. It is, of ? course, a pleasure trip, one of the most j pleasant features of which is the short j refuge it will afford from the terrible '?? charge of the Heavy Brigade of office seekers. Most of tho South Carolina politicians %ent to Washington to spend a month or more, and spent it in two weeks. "Nb I oflice. no money, no friends" is the sad refrain that echoes and re-echoes through I the lobbies of the Metropolitan and Na tional Hotels every evening at dusk. Those Carolinians who returned home before thc financial panic touched their bank accounts were fortunate. Every body wants to borrow, but none are able to lend. In other words, to appropriate ! one of Gov. Tillman's quaint expressions he once applied to a certain newspaper, those of thc lending class are "willing, but weak." Only people who are accus tom*xl to eat regularly at home are capa ' ble of judging what it means to be j "busted" in Washington. I saw in the lobby of thc Metropolitan 1 Hotel last night nine familiar faces which i hail from South Carolina. Five cents ! represented the total unencumbered j assets of the party. But they were as j merry as they were badly broke. They bad congregated to condole, confer and confide. Some discussed politics, others : talked linance-all were hungry; no one ! was gloomy except possibly the man with thc nickel, and be had a far-away stare upon his unshaven countenance which added to thc tremulous voice as he tried t<> warble tho, pathetic melody "Where is my wandering boy to-night." r I AU this isa sure indication of a depleted -| treasury and crushed political hopes. 1 ! When these gentlemen return to South . Carolina, whether they walk or ride. . j their tales of woe will be interesting and i : instructive. One thing certain, they will r never be seen in Washington again it: t search of oflice. lt is thought that Mr. Cleveland will r ; in thc course of the next three or foul : weeks, turn bis attention to South Caro lina affairs and put a stop to the inter t ! nccine jawing-match that had adorne? ;-1 the Carolina papers for some time, bj lt is more than a prediction to say tba Mauldin and McCalla bav3 landed. Tin former's mind and the latter's rattle k ' did thc work. Of course nothing is cer :- tain in politics, but both of these gen d tlemen are as near appointment as the; e can get without actually having thei rr commissions. The District 'Attorne, is fight is more complicated than ever. Ex sr Congressman Johnstone and the Hon. H t- A. Meetze are new and formidabl it entries, and the fact that they are takin part in the scramble makes an airead ry uncertain appointment all the more sc Gen. Karie made a most favorable in s. j pression on the President. Ex-Congresi rd : man Elliott is one of Cleveland's wan personal friends, while ex-Congressma .d ! Johnstone is not at all unpopular. E< il- ward Ragsdale, who is in the scrambl of for the persimmon, is pretty close to th a toj. of the tree, and although he is quit >n a young man. his chances of success ai ?d to be feared by his opponents. Tl: te amor which appeared in certain new al papers that Gen. Karie has withdraw lg from the fight is entirely unfounded, nt . The Hon. J. J. Heraphill, who w: of knocked out of an Associate Justices].i rd of the Supreme Court of the District < in ( ?lumbia on purely constitution lr. grounds, will, in all probability, get id foreign mission. But the fact that 1 en ?comes from South Carolina punctures tl ar newspaper fake that he will be sent : a- Russia. That mission is one of the lar er cst in the diplomatic corps and rani cd n?tJ.... Jv anee EnHanrl ?firoiiittv ai .umisters sent to these posts arc i ec variably men of big national reputati? t!i who hail from doubtful States. M ht flcmphill, while he has the ability, is iii he possessed of the other necessary quail lie cations, r t?o not think that he cxpec more than a thin!-class mission, wide ct pays the very comfortable salary i vi SlOjVio per annum; and he would doub li- less be satisfied with a fourth-class po: 1 at ?7,500. le So far as consulates are concerne? id South ?aro! i na has sixteen applican nii?I anybody is liable to win. It is .k free-for-all race at catch weights an to dark horses are decidedly in it. r Th.- two Senators from thc Palmett r. State arc quartered in Washington i " comfortably as the representatives of an I State in thc Union, Senator Butler, ?lu: ?I ing Iiis long servie.; in the Senate, gre ie tired of the hubbub incident to hotel Hf <. and_pnrchased a cosy brick dwelling ( i- Knglish design on X street, the swe is residence portion of Washington. Hi : friends are always welcome, and. assiste n by hiswifean i . Harming daughter, Souti y Carolinians who call are mare to feel a ,e home. K Senator Irby, in certain respects, a ?east, is following ?ri the foot-steps o d very great men. He is quartered at th s National, ia an elegant suite of rooms I adjoining the parlors. They were one? i occnj.ied by President Pierce. Benr i- Claj and afterward by Alexander Ste s -. ens. A picture of each hangs upon th< I wall. FiGHTLXf! THE DISPENSARY LAW e j _ f. i ii izons of Charleston Make a Nev >I?nc Against the State Barroom*:. s j C?Ai:i.ESTOX, S. C., April 23.-A* new r move in the fight against the enforcemeni ? o: the dispensary liquor law. which is r< . ._;?> rn;., effect July 1st. was ??evelopec . here yesterday. A meeting was held . > Friday night by a number of leading mer . chants and property holders to considci i the situation, the counsel employed by . the liquor dealers having advised that it ? would be useless to attempt to resist thc law. Representatives of pretty nearly every society in the city were present and . it was decided to send circulars to the free hold voters of the city, re?piestiug them not to sign the petition of any person ' aPPlying for the position of State dispen ser <?f liquor. I'nder the law a majority of the freehold voters of the city must sign the application of any one applying t?> b: appointed a dispenser and the appli cant must be a teetotaler. In Charleston : there are out of a population of 65,000 ; exactly 1.01;? freehold voters, so that 760 j of these must sign a petition in order to have a Stat?- barroom opened here. Fol lowing is a copy of thc circular sent out by the meeting: "At a meeting of the Presblents of the ! various societies and citizens of the city, : held at Turner's hall on the 21st day of April, ls;?::, the following resolution was ! .adopted : "Resolved, That the Presidents of the j various societies be, and are hereby, j requested to urge upon theil members : and others to use their influence with ! freehold voters not to sign any petition j for creating dispensaries in this city and [county, and that a copy of this resolu ' tion be sent to each society in the city] and State." ,; <.?? There are Sarsaparillas and Sarsapa rillas: but if you are not careful in your j purchase, the disease you wish to cure will only ]>c intensified. Be sure you get A vcr's Sarsaparilla and no other. It is compounded from the Honduras root and other highly concentrated alteratives. I Sheriffs in the Soup. WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 24.-Thc Supreme Court has denied the petition for a writ, of habeas corpus in the South Carolina railroad tax case. This deci sion leaves the matter in the hands of j the South Carolina Federal courts and | the sheriffs will have to stand the pun- j ishment ordered for contempt of court. The decision was delivered by Chief Justice Fuller. The case came up on petition of Sheriff Tyler, of Aiken county, for a writ of habeas corjnix to release bim from imprisonment under the judgment of the Circuit Court of thc United States: I that he be lined $500 for contempt. Tie ! had seized a train on the South Carolina Railroad upon a warrant issued by thc State authorities for the collection of taxes, which were in controversy. The road was in the hands of a receiver appointed by the United States Court and he was adjudged guilty of contempt j for failing to release the property under j order of the court. He came to tho Supreme Court for relief. Justice Fuller read an opinion contain ing much stronger language than is usu ally found in such documents, denying the application of the petitioner for the writ. Ile said thc seizure of the prop erty by force was unjustifiable and could not be defended. The claims of the State for taxes are not superior to the general rule which makes property placed in the hands of a receiver subject to the orders of the court; they are to bc determined in the regular way and in a proper man ner. The action of the Circuit Court, Chief Justice Fuller said, was in no sense an action against the State of South Carolina, which, it was concluded, could not be maintained under the eleventh j amendment of thc constitution. In con elusion be said the Circuit Court was equipped with the fullest power to pro tect its dignity and to enforce its man dates, and its use of these powers in tin case in point could not be reviewed herc. Therefore, the petition for a writ of habeas ri,rims was denied. Thc same judgment was announced in thc cases of Sheriffs Riser and Haines, which came to the Supreme Court of the United States with Tyler for relief. In consequence of winter diet and lack of open air exercise, the whole physical mechanism becomes impaired. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the proper remedy, in the spring of the year, to strengthen the appetite, invigorate the system, and ex pel all impurities from the blood. New Advertisements. r 10NGMAH .PAINT SOLD UNDER OU/SBAITTT.E ACTUAL COSILES3 TUA* Ja GAL o. ii. scnr.M; tM WAI.?.U.I.A.'S. <..... Sob- Agent. April -JT. IS'.?.;. lT-?;ra Notice of Final Settlement. ie to g tcs id n >n r. ot ii-1 ts :h of t st oxer dav STATE <>F Sol'TH CAROLINA, / COC NT V OF OCOX?K. J IN Tin-; cot;UT "I PROIiA.-K. ET, parte John Myers and .1. S. lsbell Executors, in rf., the Estate of Jame: Ii. Myers, deceased-P?TITION' FOR FI N.vr. SETTLEMENT: AND DISCHARGE. mAJi? SXmCE -llh'ir.M-.e.uDd.yvirfi.v.-i at wamana C. H.. s. C.. on Saturday tho 27th day of May. A. I). ISflc?, at. i o".-lock A.M., fora final settlement thc estate of James li. M vers, deceased and discharge from the office of tors of said estate. Dated 25th April. A. I), is;?:;. JOHN MYERS, .h S. ISBELL. Executors. April 27, 1>'.<:;. ?T." Notice to Debtors and Creditors ! ! A LL PERSONS indebted to the estate ' NTT. "f James H. Myers, deceased, wi] s make immediate payment to the under signed, and those ha ving demands against said estate will present them to us duh attested. JOHN MYERS J. S. rSB?LL, Executors. April 27.1S93._ |--4t Bridge to Lot. Ti HE County Commissioners of '"..once county will, in their office, in Walhalla. S. C. on TUESDAY, the 2d day of May next, let t.. the lowest bidder, the con tract to build a bridge over Chanca Creek, near Gilmer*s mill. Plans ami specifications will be exhibited on day i-f letting. Commissioners reserve the right to reject all bids. .I. W. SHELOR, Clerk of Board. April L'o, IMC. p-.-td Mortgagees' Sale of Rei Estate. "VTOTTCE is hereby given that under jJV and by virtue of the power and authority conferred in a mortgage bv W. Henry Cole to the Burlington Coffin Com pany, bearing date thc 17th day of April. A. 1). 1 MM. and recorded in office of Mesne Conveyance of Oconce County, S. C., in Book "M.*" pages 529, 530.531 and 532, we will sell, toward satisfaction of the said mortgage debt, t,, the highest bid der, at Seneca, S. C.. on Satin dav. May 13, 1S93, within the legal hours of sale: " Ai.i. that certain Lot of Land, in the town of Seneca City, in the County of Oconce. State of South Carolina, known in plan of said town as Lot No. 51, con taining One-half Acre, more or less, on which the said W. Henry Colo now resides. ? Sold at risk of former purchaser at mort- j gag?es' sale. TERMS: Cash. BURLINGTON COFFIN CO.. Mortgagees. April 20. 1393. l^t What is Life Assurance? An easy means of secur ing your wife and family against want in the event of your death. A creditable means of se curing a better financial standing in the business j world. The most safe and profit able means of investing your savings fer use in after years. All Life Insurance is good. The Equitable Life is the best For tall particulars, address W. J. RODDEY, Manager, CARO UN AS, ROCK Hill, 5. C. INE PIE-SPOT CASH ! [ HAVE DECIDED TO SELL FOE ;ASH ONLY. Will not du any time \ rosiness at all. To all my friends who j xpect to do a time business with me this ummer I say : I will not be able to accom-1 nodateyou: so you will have to make .our arrangements elsewhere. This is )0sitive. I cannot make a single except ion to the rule. To do a paying cash business I MUST iell goods very low. By selling for cash >nly I CAN" sell goods very low. From ;he first of April my pri< cs wi il astonish rou. I have the goods, they are the best :hat money can buy, and they are fol ?ale. If you have the mon? y, or can bor row it. come to see me. Will not ask you to buy; will only show you my goods and luote you prices. You can buy or not as you please. Here are some prices: Gold Medal Roller Patent Flour. .">.". cents a sack. 54.25 a barrel; Silver Moon Loller Family Flour, good as Own Lifter. 45 cents a sack, $3.50 a barrel; as good an Axe as you ever used for ?JO cents- best Steele Axe made for 75 cents; a good Double Blade Horn Handle Fine Steel Locket i Knife for 30 cents: Sew Orleans Molasses, 25 cents a gallon: ( ?uting Flannel. ?*> cents a yard; (.'alienes. SJ cents to 7 cents ;: yard; Hickory Shirting. 7 cents tb '.? cents a yard: Yard Wide Soft Finished Bleach ings, 7 cents to 10 centsay?rd; White Flannel. 15 cents a yard: White Linen Shirts, -lo cents and 50 cents: Meus Best Cotton Socks, three pairs for 20 cents: Men's Best Quality Whole stock Brogans for 7"> cents: Men's Fine Two Dollar Hats for Si each: Loys' Fine Hats for 10 cents. Will take ail kinds of produce in exchange at highest market price C. Furber Jones. STOKE AT TO M A*?*KK. March 30, IS03. Spring, Spring! rUST RECEIVED THE PRETTIEST .J LINE-OE SPRING DRESS GOODS EVER SHOWN 1N TUTS MARKET. The French and American Ginghams i this season are beautiful. - i I have also in stock Sateens, Cham brays. Percales \nd White Goods of all descriptions; Fruit of the Loom Bleach ing: Lonsdale Cambric : Sheetings. .?. ' quarters, bleached and unbleached; Pon I gee Drapery: Apron Gingham, ?some I thing new: Apron Lawn, something new: beautiful line of Prints: Ladies" Hose in i all colors: Cravats and Handkerchiefs in i all styles. M ENS N E< rEIGEE and WHITE SHH "T>. in every style and quality, from 25cenfc to the handsomest Sateen at $1.25. IN MEN'S and BOYS' HATS I have the .best stock in the county. MY SPRING STocK of CLOTHING is now arriving. Call and examine be fore purchasing;. ?LADIES' LOW-CUT SlloKs and SLIP ! PELS in great variety, from 7"> cents t<; : A NICE LINK of MENS r.OW-CUl SHoES just received. |('OOD FLOUR at $3.50 per barrel: Ex tra Good at. $4.2"?. j. E. Harrison, ?ff Si* ?Nie . i - * 1" Tons of choice Lea Vine. Cral 1 and Cherokee Grass Hay. county raised. j ?'. nice young half Jersev Milk Cows; 3.000 brindles of splendid Bottom Fod j der. j All for sale at hard time prices bv .1. I*. STRIBLIXG. Richland. S. ( '. .. February !'. IS03. j THF STATE OF SOUTH CAR< ?I.INA. - COUNTY <<I' ( ?CONER, j IN rm coirrrroF IU:?>I:.VTE. VfOTICE is hereby given that apnlica . il lion will |,e made to the Judge ot Probate of Ocbnee county, at Walhalla j Court House, s. c., on Monday, the ut day of May. ISitt, for leave to' make a i final settlement of the estate of Brvant Glenn, deceased, and therenj-on t? he [discharged from all further liabih'tv therefor. THADDEUS BROWN". JOS. SHARP, Administr?t); March 30, LS?3. i:;-lt Master's Sale. STATE OESOUTH CAROLINA, i Col N"| v or O. ONE E. \ j IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ; Edmond L. Hemdon. as l?-.-eiver. Plaintiff, j against ?. j Mary K. Rice and C. W. Rico. Defendants. HY virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the above stated action, by His ' Honor .fas. F. Izlar, Judge presiding in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ocbnee. February term. ls.:*:;. t<? mc directed. I will - -ll. at public out cry, tn front of the Toar; House door, in Walhalla. S. C.. on salesdav in M VV NEXT, during the legal hours of sale, i the following described real estate: i Ai.i. that lot or parcel of land situate < "cotice county. lying on the Vorth ?-.dc of the road leading fr..m Center > amp ('round to Towuville, on branches of Conneross creek, waters nt Seneca river, adjoining lands of W. W. Hays. A. H. Broyles and others, and containing one hundred and one acres, more or less, heilig the trac t of land deeded to ?iel by Mary C. Campbell. TERMS : One-half cash on day of sale ' and balance on a credit ol one year's time, credit portion to be secured bv note of purchaser an?! mortgage of the premises. Credit portion to draw inter est at tlie rate of seven per cent ?.er annum. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. .I. W. HOLLEMAN. Master. April <;. !>'..; I Mr Master's Sale. STATE < >F S< ?UTA < A Ri >LI VA. 1 COUNTY OF < ?CONEE. ? LX THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. J. W. Holleman, Master. Plaint ill'. . vs. A. W. Elrod. Defendant S I) Y virtue of a judgment of foreclosure ) to mo directed by His Honor Ja.;. F. Izlar. Judge presiding, in Court Common , Pleas, for Oconee County. February I] term, 1893,1 will .sell, at public outcrv, in front of the Court House door, in I Walhalla. S. C., on sales day in MAY NEXT, during the legal hour, of sale, i the following described real estate: t ALL that oiece. parcel or tract of land \ situate. ly?.g and being in thc county and ? < State aforesaid, known as tract No."2 of j 1 the lands belonging to the estate of! Archibald Todd, deceased, containing li ?ne hundred and four and one-half acres" e more or less, adjoining lands of James < McCary. Mrs. M. A. Cox and tracts Nos. f 1 and 3 of the said estate of Archibald!.s Todd, deceased. TERMS: One-half cash and thc re- a nainder in twelve months with interest s rom day of sale with leave to the pur-1 :haser to anticipate payment. Purchaser | g ,o pay extra for papers. 3 JAMES SEABORN. . i: Special Master. I April 6. 1393. 14-4t I r AN ORDINANCE, - ?< O RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE TOWN OF WHLHALLA FOR THE YEAR 1S0:> AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAIXED by the Intendant and V?rdens of the Town of Walhalla, in Jouncil assembled, and by thc authority if the same: That a tax to cover the period from anuary 15th, 1893, to JanuarylSth, i^'.?4. or the sum and in the manner hereafter ramed shall be raised and paid into thc reasure of the Town of Walhalla by the ?th dav of .lune next: SECTIOS I. The sum of thirty cents ?n each one hundred dollars of assessed .a'.ne <>f real and personal property for ?rdinary town purposes: also the sum <>f .o cents on each one hundred dollars if assessed value of real and personal ?roperty for interest and retiring of rail ?oad b?>nds. SEC. -'. Ten dollars a day by any ?tine ant trailer or auctioneer offering for sale ivitbin the Town of Walhalla any goods, iva rcs and merchandise, at auction or ?thcrwi.se. to be paid each day in advance: Provided, the provisions of this <)r?ii aance shall not apply to the ordinary lealer* in county products. SEC. 3. On all ci reuses ami other shows i tax of one t?> ?me hundred dollars per day. in the discretion of the Intendant, >hall be paid. SEC. 4. ( >n each and every billiard table and <m each an?! every p?i??l table kept for pron'ta tax of ^bagatelle tallie and ten or nine pia alleys$5, in advance, before license for using the same shall be granted, and any person opening such establishments, without, tirst obtaining license for the same, shall be Sued for ei ch ?lay they are kept-open a sum not exceeding ?5. SKI . "i On each and every keeper of livery or sale stables the sum of $25 for the year in advance, and ti?. person or persons shall let out for pay in any man ner any horse, wagon <>r oilier vehicle without paying the following tax : Each one horse -and vehicle. $10; each tw?> horses and vehicle. >1"<: this section not hein- designed to affect draying. M.? . < >n each and every dray where any hauling is done for anyone, other than th?- owner thereof, the sum of ?5 for the year in advance. SEC. T. On each and every meat market, butcher stall or wagon the sum of $10 per year, payable in advance, provided that any one wishing to dispose of beef, mutton", veal, pork or goat at retail may do so by paying ?! for every beef or 5U cents for each mutton, bog. goat or calf, unless the same bc sold in bulk. SK?'. >. On each and every person who shall open any room, tent, booth or car for the purpose of taking photographs, daguerreotypes or other likenesses thc sum of $10 for the year: $."? for a less period than one year. SE? . That ea< h and every person liable to road duty, under thc laws of th?, state, other than ministers of the Gospel teachers of schools and students, shal j work on the streets ten days (or pay al the rat.-of fifty cents a day) under tb< direction of thc Intendant ?r some om in his stead, under the same penalties a: prescribed by the laws, of the state foi any refusal br neglect t?> perform sai? work: Provided, that any person shal be permitted t?> pay on or before the 15tl day of April a commutation of $4. SEC. IO. That the tax on real and per sonal property. as provide?! in .Section 1 shal! be paid according to the assess ments. made by the boanl <>f Assessor-, consisting of three persons, to I? appointed by the Intendant: Provided that in every c;.se any party snail hav the right ?>f a?, appeal from such assess mente or valuations to the T?>wn Counci any time before the tirst Wo* ?esday i April next Any property in town ?. i thc first < f May. cot retir t<> th County Auditor, is.to be _ l- ih . ' Town Treasurer for taxati? ? i SEI . ?I. A.I taxes herein If such taxes, licenses aud a are required to be paid h . on the business herein! shall !>?. paid on or be July next, and, if an shall fail, refuse or - taxes herein levied wt, tied, the Treasurer of > hereby authorized and r fifteen per cent t<? the am to the person thus neglect? and. if the tax and penalty ? are not paid within twenty I !.?. thc duty ?>f the Trease ' executions therefor nunn-' '. lect the same in ?lue proc SE* . 12. Be it further Ordained, Th: , any person found drunk in t! Town of Walhalla, whereby the pea? ?ind good order of the . town ma 1 be impaired, or the convenience of otbi persons interfered with shall be guilt of a misdemeanor and punishable at th .,discretion of the Intendant within th limits of bis authority. SE? . IX Bc it further Ordained. Tba all placesof business or amusement mu.? bc closed on the sabbath day, and th vi..lat..r ?>f this ordinance shall be sui I jest t?> a penalty of sg",. SE? . 14. l?e it Ordained; That any pei son riding or driving u?.<>ri the sidewalk . .i leading a hors?- thereon, except t cross the same at a regular crossing, o placing any obstruction which ma impede a free passage, shall 1?- punishe at Che discretion of the Intendant withi t?te limits of his authoritv, SE? . !."?. Be it Ordained, That any pei sou caught in die act of public indecenc on the street shal! be guilty ?if a rnisd? raeanor and h.-punished at tbe-discretio? ot the Intendant within the limit.s of hi authority. SEC. Id. Be it . >rdained. That any pei son convicted of keeping a disorder!; house within th.-limits of th.-Town o Walhalla, shall, upon conviction of sud offence, be lined a sum no less than $2 n?>r more than $30. and the owner lessee of any dwelling house or othei building situated within sai?l imcorporafc limits who lets or sub-lets any sud ; dwelling f?> any person <?r persons*, f.. !.. usc?] as a bawdy house or house of pros tltution. shall, upon conviction, pay : fine of n?it less than $"> nor more thai s.:o. for every ?lay upon which such h?.;is. or !>uil?iing may h.- nsed'or kept, and I? otln-rwise punished within the discretioi . of the Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. IT. Any person ?>r persons wh? shall be guilty of fighting, rioting, asin? profane language. <.? .?th.-r disorderly conduct within the incorporate limits shall be suhjet? t.. a tine ami imprison ment at the discretion ?if tlie Intendant ; within thc limits of his authoritv. SE? . IS. It shall be the duty of th. Marshal t.. arrest alt persons guilty ot misdemeanor or lighter crimes within thc in.pointe limit.s of the T?>wn of Walhalla, by violation of the laws of the stat.- ?.f South Carolina. ? ??.?. nee county, or by violation of any Ordinance of the Town of Wal halla and bring them before the Intend ant <>r a Wanlen acting in his stead, who shall have such power t<> pass such order ?n th.- premises as. in bisopinion, justice may re??nire. consistent with the autho rity of the (Ouncil in such case provided. SEC. 19. l?e it further Ordained. That it shall be the duty of the Marshal or Policeman, after the arrest of any per son, whose violation of any law inter fere* with the peace and irood order of the Town of Walhalla, or the conduct or the person arrested after the arrest is made is such as to impair the peace ami good order <>f the town. t.? closely contine such person and produce him as herein after directed for examination or ??roper administration of criminal justice as the case may require. SEC. 20. It shall be the duty of the M.sis!.a! t.. prevent ball playing and other amusements by a collection of hoys or men in the Main Street of the Town of Walhalla, and he is. to effect this, author ized to arrest ali persons so engaged and bring them before the Intendant for examination and punishment. He shall also disperse any crowtl assembled on tlie sidewalk. SEC. ?\. Ile shall arrest all persons found throwing fire-balls, ?ir shooting ?runs or pistols or other tire-arms. <>r fire crackers and sling-shots, within the incorporate limits of the Town ?if Wal halla and bring them before the Inteml int for examination and punishment;, by tine not less than five 'lullars. SKC 22. Any persons found guilty of njuring sha?le trees by hitcing horse? ?hereto or otherwise, inside the incor joration, shall be lined in a sum not .'xceeding $5, in thc discretion of the [ntendant. SKC. -?:). The Marshal is further author zed to arrest any person found on the ?treets between LO o'clock P. M. ami."? .'clock A. M.. who cannot give a sat is ac tory reason for such presence on the treets ?luring these hours. SK?-. 24. It shall be a misdemeano; for my person to cut trees on anv of .he treets of Walhalla. SEC 20. That any person who shall be fuilty of running a hcrse or mule on Iain Street shall be subject to a fine or mprisonment. at the discretion of the Etendant within the limits of his autho ity. SKI* L'I'I. "That any person or persons laving claims against thc town mus? pre ient them within*?) clays or the same viii oe debaireVj^fooni payment, unless a ;atisfactory jjgBfc; rendered. SKI . "TiSHPR^?fc running .vithin thc corporate ?il^ts of thc town, ictwecn the 1st ut' August and thc 1st of October, without a muzzle is liable to be seized and retained by the Marshal for a period of twenty-four hours, during which time his owner eau redeem him by paying the sum of two dollars, and, if not so redeemed, the dog is then to be killel. SEC. 28. All residents and owners of property within thc corporate limits ? expected to keep their premises : clean and healthy condition, am1 failins to remove nuis '''J. retested to do so, is sui ?i ve dollars and cos? of n* m.,*.//>. ', SEC. 20. That it is uidau/ul ? person to leave melon rinds orotbersuch trash on the streets ot this town, and any person so doing and refusing to remove the .-.ame is liable to he arrested atnl pun ished within thc discretion of the Intend ant SEC. 30. Resolved. That ill laws enacted by the Council heretofore, not in conflict with these Ordinances, are considered in full force, and that each and every one Of these Ordinances shall be in full force after the publication of the same. Done and ratified in Coun cil and the Seal ot thc corpo ration of the said Town of Walhalla affixed thereto this thet?thdayof February, LS93. ll. I). A. I. IK M A NX. intendant. W. J. BRAMTXTT. Clerk Council. SF ITA A y D IN 1 i^iiv:i'!?rfti VI Ti OLD C< ?MK AND SEE. Respectfully, Miss Rosa Norman. April .;. IS'.-:;. HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE ST* >('K OF Furniture CONSISTING OF BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS, TABLES, CHAIRS, MATTRESSES, Ac. These goods will be sold at a feaS^"" Vnd living profit Give me a call, ^cr 22, 1S91. -r88h Beef, sd ??lt TX7E will h:,ve FRESH I'.Ki'V ewry >> day and FISH A N1 > O?ST^ERS once a week at our market, next door above the Post < ?theo, ( all and see us. Will collect a< . "Utils everv Satur.lav. M< ?S A CRENSHAW. FcbruarvO. !>*..:;. >\-Xm W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE NOT'RVP* B??t Calf Sho<9 In tfcewor'd tor th? price. W. L. Douglas ?fcoea are sold everywhere. Everybody aboutd wear tins :.. ls a <?cty yea owe yoarsel! to gel the bent vale? for your money Economic- '.a yow ioctwea- cy purchasing W. L. Douglas ShoeS.^atch represent tao best value at : -.e prices ad vertised above, as thousands caa tefliy. ??-Tnk.' No Substitute. Beware of iraiol. ^oae ??aulne without W .*.. Dome) m ?? w t>rto ts u iped oa ti ci ira. Look for tt whoa you t<uy. W. L. Uouglan, Brookton, $>M by F. E. HARRISON, WALHALLA. >. < . M. W. COLEMAN &C0., ? KN i'( March .'. IS: ESTATE NOTICES The creditors of Dr. T. < . Hil inson, deceased, are required z<< pr< and prove before me their claims? the said estate, within thirty <fcp .. "a the publication of this notice; or be bar red of participation in the.net proceeds of the above sale. The above notices are published in obedience to the order of the ''our* of Common Pleas for < konee county. WM. J. HUTCHINSON. Administrator. March 23, .>:.::. Notice to Debtors ar <1 Creditors. \LL person, indebted to th- estate of . Richard Lewis, deceased, will make ?inmediate payment to che undersigned, and those having demands against said estate Will present them f.. nie duly at tested. JAMES SEABORN, C. C. I*, A <;. s.. Adm'r Estate Richard Lewis, deceased. Mareh 1':!. !>'.<::. ]J-At - ALWAYS THAT M.\N TODD AT Is always on hand to supply you v. all sorts of FURNITURE At h^rd-time prices. Now is the time you need a WHEELBARROW If ever you do. and he can sell you om: CHEAP. March 30, ISO:}.